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For everyone who loves travel and trying the local delicacies, this
beautifully illustrated hardback is the must-have handbook to a year's
worth of perfect weekends around the world for food lovers. Featured
trails include the an homage to Buenos Aires steak, cozy wintertime
French Canadian cuisine, Puglia's distinctive dishes, and Parisian
patisserie. Each trail is an itinerary, detailing when and where to
indulge in the local specialties. There are 52 trails, each with
gorgeous photography, a bespoke map, expert writing and practical
details of how to get there and where to stay. This is the second in
Lonely Planet's Perfect Weekends series, following the critically
acclaimed Wine Trails.
The 52 itineraries cover the whole globe. In the Americas we try seafood
chowder in Maine; creole and cajun food in the Deep South; barbecue in
Texas; and Hawaii's island food among other taste sensations. In Europe
we discover the mouthwatering cuisines of Crete, Italy, Denmark,
England, Spain, Germany, Iceland, Ireland and other countries. Prepare
for spice in Asia as we go to India, Vietnam and Malaysia for street
food; Japan for sushi and South Korea for barbecue. In Australia and New
Zealand, experiences include the farm-to-table scene in Tasmania,
Melbourne's melting pot of cuisines and seafood in Auckland. Wherever
you are in the world, there will be trip
Each itinerary features about a dozen stops, including food markets,
must-visit restaurants and shops or opportunities to meet food makers or
providers. Each is reviewed by Lonely Planet's authors who have visited
the place. Practical details are provided so readers can make bookings
and tailor their own trips. A section at the end of each itinerary
suggests places to stay and lists events that take place during the
year. Great photography adds visual appeal to every itinerary, each of
which has an illustrated map, showing the route hungry travellers should
take.
For foodies looking for inspiration for their next weekend away, and
ideas for new cuisines to taste and share, Food Trails will be the
source of many happy faces and full stomachs!
About Lonely Planet: Started in 1973, Lonely Planet has become the
world's leading travel guide publisher with guidebooks to every
destination on the planet, gift and lifestyle books and stationery, as
well as an award-winning website, magazines, a suite of mobile and
digital travel products, and a dedicated traveller community. Lonely
Planet's mission is to enable curious travellers to experience the world
and to truly get to the heart of the places they find themselves in.
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